Language patterns and brain scans in psychosis
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how disorganized speech and thinking appear in people with psychosis. It uses language analysis and brain scans (MRI) to understand these symptoms better, and includes both people with psychosis and healthy volunteers.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 to 65 years old.
- You must speak English or French.
- For the patient group: you need a previous diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (from a doctor, based on DSM-5).
- For healthy volunteers: you must not have (or have a close family member with) a severe mental disorder, and you must be similar in age and sex to a patient taking part.
- You cannot be pregnant, have a hearing or speech problem that affects communication, or have any metal in your body that makes MRI unsafe.
- You must be able to give informed consent (understand what you are agreeing to).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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